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Round hickorynut

Obovaria subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820

Status not recordedmolluscs

The round hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the round hickorynut

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the round hickorynut live?

Not recorded

Is the round hickorynut endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the round hickorynut classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusObovaria
  6. SpeciesObovaria subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820

Synonyms Lampsilis orbiculata, Lampsilis orbiculatus, Margarita circulus, Margarita lens, Margarita orbiculatus, Margaron circulus, Margaron leibii, Margaron lens, Margaron orbiculatus, Mya rotunda, Obliquaria subrotunda, Obovaria circulus, Obovaria depygis, Obovaria leibii, Obovaria lens, Obovaria lens depygis, Obovaria lens elongata, Obovaria lens parva, Obovaria levigata, Obovaria striata, Obovaria striata rosea, Obovaria striata tuberculata, Obovaria subrotunda depygis, Obovaria subrotunda globula, Obovaria subrotunda lens, Obovaria subrotunda subrotunda, Plethobasus striatus, Quadrula striata, Rotundaria subrotunda, Unio circulus, Unio depygis, Unio leibii, Unio lens, Unio levigata, Unio orbiculatus, Unio rotundus, Unio zonalis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • obovarie rondeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the round hickorynut

Other species in the same genus Obovaria.

Ring pink

Obovaria retusa

UnionidaNo free photo yet

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Round hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/round-hickorynut

MLA

“Round hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/round-hickorynut.

BibTeX
@misc{round_hickorynut_2026,
  title = {Round hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/round-hickorynut},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}